Shen Ce was much younger than Old Zheng.
In other words, when Old Zheng had been fighting the Outer Dao on the front lines, Shen Ce had probably still been living as a young master in the Cloudborne Dynasty's capital.
Or rather, every veteran in the Hundred Battles Battalion was among the finest, most outstanding soldiers in the entire legion.
In the Hundred Battles Battalion, Old Zheng was merely a Squad Leader.
Anywhere else, however, his experience would have earned him the rank of Centurion at the very least.
But on the front lines, experience had never been what mattered.
Ability came first.
Shen Ce's rise to his current position had nothing to do with his background.
He had earned it entirely through his own ability.
Every veteran in the Hundred Battles Battalion had gone to the front lines at least five times, fought the Outer Dao face-to-face, and survived.
Yet none of them refused to accept Shen Ce, a young commander who had not yet turned thirty.
His achievements at Sevenfold Pass were enough to shut everyone's mouths.
"Take your men to find firewood, and scout the surroundings while you're at it."
Shen Ce gave Old Zheng his orders, then turned his gaze to Zhang Yuanyu and Ju Xingyu.
Although the two were currently soldiers of the Hundred Battles Battalion, they were, after all, on loan from the Far West Army.
Beneath their gray cloaks, they still wore the Far West Army's light armor.
Of course, Shen Ce understood everything.
He knew perfectly well about the conflict between the Far West Army and the Far East Army.
Many soldiers in the Far East Army had always believed that the men bleeding and sweating on the front lines were all sons of the east, while those westerners from seven hundred